Dr. Larry McKay Publications

Peer-reviewed Publications

PDF files for many recent publications can be obtained by emailing lmckay@utk.edu

Roy, A., E. Perfect, W.M. Dunne, and L.D. McKay, In-press, Fractal characterization of fracture networks: An improved box-counting technique, Journal of Geophysical     Research.

Gentry, R.W., A. Layton, L.D. McKay, J. McCarthy, D. Williams, S. Koirala, and G. Sayler, In-press, Efficacy of Bacteroides for reducing uncertainty for source fecal loads in a mixed use watershed, Journal of Environmental Quality.

Pace, M., M. Mayes, P. Jardine, L.D. McKay, X.L. Yin, T.L. Mehlhorn, Q. Liu, H. Gurleyuk, and J. Zachara, 2007, Transport of Sr2+ and SrEDTA2- in partially-saturated and heterogeneous sediments, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 91, 267-287.

Vulava, V., L.D. McKay, S.G. Driese, F. Menn and G. Sayler, 2007, Distribution and transport of coal tar derived PAHs in fine-grained residuum, Chemosphere, 68, 554-563.

Gentry, R.W., J.F. McCarthy, A. Layton, L.D. McKay, V. Garret, D. Williams, S. Koirala, G. Sayler, 2006, E. coli loading at or near base flow in a mixed use watershed, Journal of Environmental Quality, 35, 2244-2249.

Gentry, R.W., L.D. McKay, N. Thonnard, J.L. Anderson, D. Larsen, J.K. Carmichael, and D.K. Solomon, 2006, Novel techniques for investigating recharge to the Memphis aquifer, AWWA Research Foundation, IWA Publishing, 97 p.

Layton, A.C., L.D. McKay, D.W. Williams, V. Garrett, and G.S. Sayler, 2006, Development of Bacteroides 16S rRNA gene TaqMan ™ PCR assays for the quantification of fecal source pollution in water samples: Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 72(6), 4214-4224.
 
Lenczewski, M., L.D. McKay, A. Pitner, S. Driese, and V. Vulava, 2006, Pure-phase transport and dissolution of TCE in sedimentary rock saprolite, Ground Water: 44(3), 406-414.

McKay, L.D., S.E. Driese, K. Smith, and M. Vepraskas, 2005, Hydrogeology and pedology of saprolite formed from sedimentary rock parent material, eastern TN, U.S.A., Geoderma: 126, 27-45.

Jorgenson, P.R., L.D. McKay, and J. Kistrup, 2004, Evaluation of field-scale transport of pesticides in a fractured clay-rich aquitard using a calibrated discrete fracture/matrix diffusion model, Ground Water, 42(6), 841-855.

Lenczewski, M.E., L.D. McKay, and A. Layton, 2004, Biodegradation of TCE in undisturbed columns of fractured saprolite: Ground Water, 42(2), 534-541.

Driese, S. and L. McKay, 2004, Epi-fluorescence micromorphology of saprolite reveals evidence for colloid transport and retention in microscale pore systems: Geoderma, 121, 143-152.

McCarthy, J. and L.D. McKay, 2004, Colloid transport in the subsurface: Past, present and future challenges, Vadose Zone Journal, 3, 326-337.

Perfect, E., L.D. McKay, S.G. Driese, S.C. Cropper, G. Kammerer, and J.H. Dane, 2004, Scaling capillary pressure-saturation relations for saprolite, Correction for uncertainty introduced by measurements on tall columns, Vadose Zone Journal, 3, 493-501.

Lenczewski, M.E., P. Jardine, L.D. McKay, and A. Layton, 2003, Natural attenuation of trichloroethylene in fractured shale bedrock: J. Contam. Hydrology, vol. 64, p. 151-168.

Stewart, M.A., P.M. Jardine, M. Barnett, T. Mehlhorn, L. Hyder, and L.D. McKay, 2003, Influence of soil geochemical and physical properties on the sorption and bioaccessibility of Cr(III): J. Environ. Quality, v. 32, p. 129-137.

Stewart, M.A., P.M. Jardine, M. Barnett, L.D. McKay, T. Mehlhorn, S. Fendorf, and K. Paul, 2003, Effects of contaminant concentration, aging, and soil properties on the bioaccessibility of Cr(III) and Cr(VI) in soil: Soil & Sediment Contam., 12(1), 1-21.

McCarthy, J.F., L.D. McKay, and D.D. Bruner, 2002, Influence of ionic strength and cation charge on transport of colloidal particles in fractured shale saprolite: Environ. Sci. Technol., v. 36, no. 17, p. 3735-3743.

McKay, L.D., A.D. Harton, and G.V. Wilson, 2002, Influence of flow rate on transport of phage in a highly weathered and fractured shale: J. Environ. Quality, 31, 1095-1105.

Driese, S.G., L.D. McKay, and C.P. Penfield, 2001, Lithologic and pedogenic influences on porosity distribution and groundwater flow in fractured sedimentary saprolite: an application of environmental sedimentology: J. of Sedimentary Res., v. 71, p. 843-857.

McCarthy, J.F., K.M. Howard, and L.D. McKay, 2000, Effect of pH on sorption and transport of FBA groundwater tracers in shale saprolite: J. Environ. Quality, 29(6), 1806-1813.

McKay, L.D., W.E. Sanford, and J.M. Strong, 2000, Field-scale migration of colloidal tracers in a fractured shale saprolite: Ground Water, v 38, p. 139-147.

Cumbie, D.H., and L.D. McKay, 1999, Influence of diameter on particle transport in a fractured shale saprolite: Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, v. 31, p. 2-20.

McKay, L.D., J. Fredericia, M. Lenczewski, J. Morthorst, and K.E.S. Klint, 1999, Spatial variability of contaminant transport in a fractured till, Avedore, Denmark: Nordic Hydrology, 30, 333-360.

McKay, L.D., and T. Kammer, 1999, Incorporation of hydrogeology into the curriculum of an Appalachian field camp: Journal of Geoscience Education, v. 47, p. 124-130.

McKay, L.D., D.J. Balfour, and J.A. Cherry, 1998, Lateral chloride migration from a landfill in a fractured clay-rich glacial deposit: Ground Water, v. 35, p. 988-999.

Jørgensen, P.R., L.D. McKay, and N.Z.H. Spliid, 1998, Evaluation of chloride and pesticide transport in a fractured clayey till using undisturbed columns and numerical modeling: Water Resources Research, v. 34, p. 539-553.

Stafford, P.L., L.E. Toran, and L.D. McKay, 1998, Influence of fracture truncation on dispersion: A dual permeability model: Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 30, 79-100.

McKay, L.D., 1998, Hydrogeology and groundwater contamination, Chapt. 1 in Microbial pathogens within aquifers: Principles and protocols, S.D. Pillai, Editor, Springer-Verlag Publ., Berlin, Germany.

McKay, L.D., P.L. Stafford, and L.E. Toran, 1997, EPM modeling of a field-scale tritium tracer experiment in fractured, weathered shale: Ground Water, v. 35, p. 997-1007.

Allen-King, R. M., L.D. McKay, and M. R. Trudell, 1997, Organic-carbon dominated trichloroethene sorption in a clay-rich glacial deposit, Ground Water, 35(1), 124-130.

Hinsby, K., L.D. McKay, P. Jorgensen, M. Lenczewski, and C. Gerba, 1996, Fracture aperture measurements and migration of solutes, viruses and immiscible creosote in a column of clay-rich till, Ground Water, 34(6), 1065-1075.

McKay, L.D., and J. Fredericia, 1995, Distribution, origin and hydraulic-influence of fractures in a clay-rich glacial deposit, Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 32(6), 957-975.

McKay, L.D., Cherry, J. A., and R. W. Gillham, 1993, Field experiments in a fractured clay till: 1. Hydraulic conductivity and fracture aperture, Water Resour. Res., 29(4), 1149-1162.

McKay, L.D., R. W. Gillham, and Cherry, J.A., 1993, Field experiments in a fractured clay till: 2. Solute and colloid transport, Water Resour. Res., 29(12), 3879-3890, 1993.

McKay, L.D., J.A. Cherry, R.C. Bales, M.T. Yahya, and C.P. Gerba, 1993, A field example of bacteriophage as tracers of fracture flow, Environ. Sci. Technology, 27(6), 1075-1079.

Garga, V.K., and L.D. McKay, Cyclic triaxial strength of mine tailings, 1984, ASCE – J. of Geotechnical Engineering, 110(8), 1091-1105.

Articles In-Review and In-Revision

Knappett, P., M.B. Emelko, J. Zhuang, and L.D. McKay, In-review, Transport and retention of MS-2 bacteriophage and microspheres in saturated porous media: Impact of ionic strength and grain size, Environ. Sci. Technol.

Pace, M., M. Mayes, P. Jardine, and L.D. McKay, In-review, Influence of bedding on transport of U(VI) and Co(II)EDTA in undisturbed core samples from the Hanford Formation, Richland, WA, Vadose Zone Journal.

Kenst, A., E. Perfect, S. Wilhelm, J. Zhuang, J. McCarthy, and L.D. McKay, In-review, Virus transport during infiltration of a wetting front into initially unsaturated sand columns, Environmental Science & Technology.

Driese, S.G., Z. Li, R. Livingston, and L.D. McKay, In-review, Evidence for high-frequency mid-Holocene climate changes recorded in alluvial floodplain catena, southeastern Tennessee, USA, J. of Quaternary Research.

Vulava, V., L.D. McKay, M. Broholm, J. McCarthy, and G. Sayler. In-revision,  Dissolution and transport of coal tar compounds in a highly fractured limestone-shale saprolite monolith, Ground Water.

Tithof, P., M. Elgayyar, W. Guan, F. Menn, V. Vulava, L.D. McKay, J. Sansverino, G. Sayler, et al., In-revision, Activation of group IVC phospholipase A2 by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons induces apoptosis of human coronary artery endothelial cells.

Contact Information

Dr. Larry McKay
Jones Professor of Hydrogeology
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
The University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37996-1410

Phone: (865) 974-0821
Fax: (865) 974-2368
Email: lmckay@utk.edu